Closing the Gap? A Comparison of Changes over Time in White-Black and White-Hispanic Achievement Gaps on State Assessments versus State NAEP. CSE Report 721

Autor/inn/en	Erickson, Varick; Ho, Andrew; Holtzman, Deborah; Jaciw, Andrew; Lukoff, Brian; Shen, Xuejun; Wei, Xin; Haertel, Edward
Institution	University of California, Los Angeles, Center for the Study of Evaluation
Titel	Closing the Gap? A Comparison of Changes over Time in White-Black and White-Hispanic Achievement Gaps on State Assessments versus State NAEP. CSE Report 721
Quelle	(2007), (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; National Competency Tests; White Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Achievement Gap; Standardized Tests; State Standards; Comparative Analysis; Low Achievement; Scores; Testing Programs; Racial Differences; Evaluation Methods; Public Schools; High Stakes Tests; Grade 4; Grade 8; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Rassenunterschied; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung
Abstract	When a state test and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are both measuring the same construct, the achievement gaps between subgroups on both tests should be the same. However, if a teacher or school engages in "teaching to the test" then student performance may improve on one test but not on another. We hypothesized that teaching to the test could have consequences for changes in achievement gaps over time because, for a variety of reasons, students in low-achieving schools or classrooms may be more likely to receive instruction narrowly focused on increasing their test scores. Our analysis proceeded by examining (at the state level) gaps between White students (the "reference" group) and either Black or Hispanic students (a "focal" group). The clearest conclusion from our state-by-state analyses of state and NAEP test data is that the pattern of gap changes varies widely both between and within states. Further, gap changes came in a variety of forms, and not all types of gap reduction are equally desirable. (Contains 22 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10